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January 12, 2017

Kidnapped Nigerian girls likely being used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers, experts fear

Fears are mounting in Nigeria that the so-called "Chibok girls" kidnapped by Boko Haram more than a year ago are being used in the Islamist terror group's stepped-up campaign of suicide bombings.

January 12, 2017

Faith-based charity to airlift persecuted Christians out of Sudan

A large UK-based Christian relief agency has said that will start airlifting over 3,000 worshippers who are facing increased persecution in the Northern Sudan.

January 12, 2017

Kony's LRA weakened further after largest defection in five years

Warlord Joseph Kony is continuing to lose his tyrannical grip on the Central African Republic after nearly 20 soldiers in the region defected from the brutal guerilla leader's army. 

January 12, 2017

Father of US Islamic militant reported killed in Somalia: 'We haven't heard official word'

The father of American-born Islamic extremist Omar Hamami, reported slain in Somalia, tells FoxNews.com that he has not heard official word on his son's death.

January 12, 2017

Kenya: Doctors ordered to call off strike, or face prison

A Kenyan court has ordered the doctors' union to halt a state doctors' strike, that has caused near paralysis of the health sector, or face a month in jail.

January 12, 2017

Taiwan protests Nigeria's demand to move trade mission

Taiwan is protesting against Nigeria's demand that it relocate its trade office, following a visit by China's foreign minister and a promise of $40 billion in investment.

January 12, 2017

Small plane carrying gold cargo crashes in Zimbabwe

Authorities in Zimbabwe say a small aircraft carrying gold reportedly worth almost $1 million has crashed.

January 12, 2017

British lawyer briefly detained in Zambia's copper region

A British law firm says one of its lawyers was arrested and held for hours in Zambia after meeting residents who filed complaints about alleged pollution from a copper mine.

January 12, 2017

EU presidency calls for urgent migrant deal with Libya

The leader of the European Union's presidency says that record numbers of migrants will try to cross the Mediterranean this spring and he wants the EU to work with Libya now to stem the flow.

January 12, 2017

'Afro-Palestinians' forge a unique identity in Israel

In the shadow of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City lies the "African Quarter" — home to a little-known community of nearly 50 Arab families of African descent.